Elmore County welcomes region champion on senior night

Kenneth Boone / Tallapoosa Publsihers Elmore County's Keshawn Benson (7) runs the ball.

Even in a disappointing season, the Elmore County football team got to celebrate a victory on homecoming night last week. Now the Panthers have one final celebration at Burt-Haynie Field this season as they will honor their seniors while hosting Lincoln in the Class 4A Region 4 finale Friday night.

“Of course, it’s always good to win a game and it’s never good if you lose on homecoming,” ECHS coach Jordan Cantrell said. “The kids were excited so we’re hoping some of that carries over but now we have to prepare for another game against a very good team.”

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.